The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-14
A Sextet of Arkansas Prisoners Who
Spend the Night in Memphis.

Spend the Night in Memphis.
Deputy Sheriff John A. Lovcwcll, of
Osceola, Mississippi county, Ark, arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon with quite
an important scxtct OF prisoners, bound
for the pcniteniiary at Little Rock, Ark.
There was not room for all Of
them at the police station, and
lac necessarily had to lodge them
in jail Tor the night Chief among
them was sam Hayes. recently convicted
at the Oscoola circuit court for the double
murder Of q colored man OF the name Of
Jack Strickland and Birdie Brown, also
colorcd, whom lac detected in an Illicit act
on the afternoon of June Z, last, mistaking
the guilty pair for one Charles Wilson and
Emma Grain, u young mulatto, with whom
he Hayes had been living ~ his wife for
two years past. Having reason to suspect
the fidelity OF his mistress, as the man
Wilson had been paying her attention,
Hayes had gone TO the picnic grounds at
which lac knew his woman 10 Ice, and,
having learned that she had gone away
with the man Wilson. went in search Of
the pair, carrying his thirly-cight calibcr
Smith q Wcsson. As lac proceeded in the
direction which he had been told that the
couple for whom he was in search
OF had gone, he suddenly spicd the
man Strickland and the Brown woman,
Thinking u was his mistress AMI Wilson,
he fired ut them three shots. two Of which
struck Strickland, aud one the woman.
Strickland was killed outright, aud the
woman, after lingering for six days from
an abdominal wound, died. Hayes was
arrested, and after several months con-
iinemcnt in jail, was tried and convicted.
lie is not altogether brutish-lOosing
negro, but has felon's record, having pre-
yiOusly been convicted and served q
short time in the pcniientiary for horse
stealing Ills CRIME Is that OF clear ease
of mistaken identity. liut he says that III
the white folks think am guilty | reckon
am. aud am satisfied 10 serve the sentence
u the law. hut io God thought IL was
I'm and that rascal Charley Wilson was
shooting at.
The second delegate to the Arkansas
pcnitcntiary is George Henderson, also
Colorcd, sentenced Ia ten ycan,' scryiludc.
George and Harris Palmer, colnrrd chum,
hal, q few days prior to August iih last,
been engaged In the plsiinc ui shooting
Craps George was the mun' expert ui
the two, and won all the money - llar-
RI had They had some angry words nj
the time, but Gcorgc, holding on 10 the
money, babe Harris bc OF good cheer and
he'd have better luck next time. aud left
him ON the above date there was pie
mic NJ Odcnu. not ilr from Osppnln,
and Palmer attended. late in the after.
noon Henderson, who had been ont hunt
ing squirrels thought IN take IN the pic
mic ON his way home, and, approaching
'hc grounds with shotgun iu hand, one ul
thciir-t men he mct WIS Palmer. who, Il
is claimed. also had his inisty gun. aud on
sight vi the winner vi bis money. cv.
claimed. "I'll Kill You, raising his gun,
but Henderson WAS too quick, and
got the inst fire. omptying ono
barrel oi his gun oi squirrel
shot into the upper body OF his adversary,
from the effects of which hc departed this
lie three DAYS thereafter, aud Tor which
his SLAYER win serve the moderate term II
ten ycan, IN the pCnitcnliary.
The third Of the dusky prisoners is Joe
Holmes. ngrd twenty-five years, who stole
iivc-harrrlcd pistol and 90 IN cash from
Joe Myers, also colorcd, some months ago.
for which lac will serve two years.
Levi Sales. u bcslinl wretch oi twenty.
one years, an cCtouon Of the mcancst
character. charged with criminal assault
ON Maulc Watkins, cplorcd, aged seven
ycar, received the trihing sentence Of one
year only.
Ice Brown, also c1lorcd, stole q pocket.
book from nn unknown party containing
more than $40, aud got the limit oi live
ycnn at penal labor. They arr hard
looking, dOygcd SGT Of criminals, and ev.
IDENTIFY capable oi committing any crime.
aud their Close confinement can but be- a
relief 10 the community NJ large.